Technique and Practice
In the Darkroom by Publication Date: 2010-04-01This book describes in a clear, accessible manner the main photographic and photomechanical processes (some still in practice) from the origins of the medium up to the time when the use of chemicals and a darkened room in which to process photographs was gradually superseded by the advent of digital photography.
- George Eastman Museum: Photographic Processes Video Series & GlossaryThe George Eastman Museum photography collection is among the best and most comprehensive in the world. Learn more about the major types of photographic processes, from early daguerreotypes to digital prints.
Preservation Resources
- AIC: Photographic Materials Group (PMG)The Photographic Materials Group of the American Institute for Conservation is for professionals interested in all photography-related materials. Membership required for some resources.
- AIC: PMG Photographic Processes WikiResource on photographic processes published by the Photographic Materials Group of the American Institute for Conservation.
- Getty Conservation Institute: Preservation of Photographs and Photograph CollectionsThe GCI has been engaged in a number of educational activities which aim to advance the preservation of photographs and photograph collections in underserved areas around the world through workshops, mentoring, strengthening professional networks, and broadly diffusing information on the care of photographs.
- Harvard Library Preservation Services: Photograph ConservationThe Weissman Preservation Center offers a range of preservation services for photographic materials — prints, film-based negatives, glass-plate negatives, lantern slides, daguerreotypes and other cased photographs, and photograph albums, among others.
- ICOM-CC (International Council of Museums - Committee for Conservation): Photographic MaterialsPhotographic Materials is the ICOM-CC Working Group concerned with the conservation of photographic images, both positive and negative, including cinematographic material.
- Icon (Institute of Conservation) Photographic Materials GroupIcon Photographic Materials Group brings together specialists working in the conservation and preservation of all photographic materials.
- Library of Congress: Collections CareBasic information and simple steps to take for the good care, handling, and storage of collections.
- Northeast Document Conservation Center: Care of PhotographsPreservation leaflet on the care of photographs.
- Preservation and conservation (Canada)Get information, services, training and expert advice for the preservation and conservation of physical and digital cultural objects and artefacts.
- Topics in Photographic PreservationThe Photographic Materials Group (PMG) of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) publishes Topics in Photographic Preservation biennially.